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Cheesy Watercress Muffins

This is a truly delicious muffin. Cheesy, comforting and not the slightest bit dry. I made double the recipe and froze the leftovers, which I’ve been enjoying for weekday lunches with a big salad!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Cheesy Watercress Muffins

Why it works: Wheat and olive match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,100 recipes. Both carry 2-undecenal, which smells sweet. The science ↓

Cheesy Watercress Muffins

Serves 8
Prep15 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

946Calories
36 gProtein
38 gFat
115 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Watercress1 cup (34g)4
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By tastykitchen. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Wheat + olivetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,100 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  2. Wheat + milktop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,418 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e,z)-2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, melon).

  3. Mustard + olivetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,950 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  4. Wheat + carrottop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together231 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  5. Olive + carrottop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,861 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the carrot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, wheat, mustard, egg, milk, olive, cheddar cheese):

  1. Chivefits better
  2. Potatofits better
  3. Broccolifits better
  4. Carrotthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against flour, wheat, mustard, egg, milk, olive, cheddar cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.